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BKKBN Anticipates Birth Rate Burst due to Pandemic, Through 'Klik KB'

JAKARTA – The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we interact, including in family planning (KB) services or reproductive health. In order to respond to new habits, the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) developed the “Klik KB” application. “This application will connect directly between family planning acceptors and midwives and allow acceptors to get interactive information or counseling in this application,” said Head of BKKBN Hasto Wardoyo as quoted from the press conference. Among , Tuesday, August 18. Hasto said that contraceptive use has decreased quite drastically during the COVID-19 pandemic. This increases the number of unwanted pregnancies. At the national level, he said, the percentage of unwanted pregnancies reached 17.5 percent. This means that every 100 people get pregnant, 17 of them are unintentional pregnancies of reproductive age couples (PUS). Also read: Anies Anticipates the Birth Rate Burst Due to the Pandemic ...